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Herb Bouquets

I love making herb bouquets for people. In fact, when I offered home delivery, herb bouquets were a pretty popular item on the list! When we are invited for a night of cards or socializing at a friend’s home, instead of bringing a bottle of wine for a hostess gift, I like to bring aContinue reading “Herb Bouquets”

Getting Rid of our Junk Week 9 and 10 of 54

For week 9 I pulled a 7 and for week 10 I pulled a 5. I swear it is harder to work with the smaller cards than it is the larger cards lol. I combined weeks 9 and 10 to get rid of 12 items. My basement needed it the most. I sell vintage andContinue reading “Getting Rid of our Junk Week 9 and 10 of 54”

Week 23 – What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries

I have given us $500 as a grocery budget for the month of June because for us there are 5 paychecks. Last week I spent $148 on groceries because I had a mishap with Misfits and they sent me a load that I didn’t want (I should have read the fine print). Last week weContinue reading “Week 23 – What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries”

Ripley Victory Garden 2022

I posted a month or so ago My Garden and Preserving Goals for 2022 and have been working towards those goals since then. So far this year I have planted: Garlic Sweet peppers Lunchbox peppers Eggplant Cauliflower Broccoli Peas Tomatoes Rhubarb Basil Onions Potatoes I purchased 2 blueberry, 12 asparagus, and a new cherry treeContinue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2022”

Week 22 – What We are Eating and How Much We Spent on Groceries

It’s been a few weeks since I posted what we are eating and grocery costs. My goal was to keep costs under $100 per week but I just haven’t gotten there yet and this week is no exception. I spent $110.00 at the Marketplace and even though I canceled my subscription to Misfit Market theyContinue reading “Week 22 – What We are Eating and How Much We Spent on Groceries”

Getting Rid of our Junk Week 8 of 54

For week 8, I pulled a King which means 75 items to purge or a large project. There has been a very large project that I have been putting off since last year so I kicked myself in the behind this week and started working on it. I went to the hardware store and purchaseContinue reading “Getting Rid of our Junk Week 8 of 54”

Getting Rid of our Junk Week 7 of 54

For week 7, I pulled a Jack which meant 25 items to purge. This week I decided to use the Jack for a project instead of just getting rid of 25 items. I have been procrastinating on cleaning my kitchen desk. It is a dumping ground for junk and mail and books and papers. HereContinue reading “Getting Rid of our Junk Week 7 of 54”

Getting Rid of our Junk Week 5 and 6 of 54

For week 5, I pulled a Queen which means 50 items and because I was so late with week 5 I pulled week 6 along with it and got a 2. Each week I try to pick an area to declutter and my husband and son brought up this week’s area. My son was commentingContinue reading “Getting Rid of our Junk Week 5 and 6 of 54”

White Bread Recipe Step By Step

This recipe is for a basic white bread. This dough can be used as a base for just about anything. Add raisins and you have raisin bread, add blueberries and cinnamon brown sugar and roll it and you have a wonderful breakfast bread or braid it and top it with pepperoni and cheese and youContinue reading “White Bread Recipe Step By Step”

Getting Rid of our Junk Week 4 of 54

For week 4, I pulled a Joker. This is the highest card to pull and thankfully there are only 2 of them. Oh did I have fun with this card. Last Saturday with it being so gloomy I turned my phone off, turned on Blue Bloods in the bedroom and spent 3 hours going throughContinue reading “Getting Rid of our Junk Week 4 of 54”